English dictionary: words starting with r - page 422

Meanings of Russian:

adjective

Relating to russia, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

A russian language children's club has been running in the area for two years and is now expanding …

noun

A native or inhabitant of russia, or a person of russian descent.

Usage examples:

Though not a native russian, he was on the staff of the imperial theatres in st petersburg and play…

Meanings of Russianism:

noun

A characteristically russian word, phrase, or idiom, especially when used in another language.

Meanings of Russianize:

verb

Make russian in character or style.

Usage examples:

They considered russianizing their names

Meanings of Russians:

noun

A native or inhabitant of russia, or a person of russian descent.

Usage examples:

Though not a native russian, he was on the staff of the imperial theatres in st petersburg and play…

adjective

Relating to russia, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

A russian language children's club has been running in the area for two years and is now expanding …

Meanings of Russificator:

noun

= russifier .

Meanings of Russified:

verb

Make russian in character.

Usage examples:

Efforts were made to russify the european peoples of the empire

Meanings of Russifier:

noun

A person who makes someone or something russian in character.

Meanings of Russifies:

verb

Make russian in character.

Usage examples:

Efforts were made to russify the european peoples of the empire

Meanings of Russify:

verb

Make russian in character.

Usage examples:

Efforts were made to russify the european peoples of the empire

Meanings of Russifying:

verb

Make russian in character.

Usage examples:

Efforts were made to russify the european peoples of the empire

Meanings of Russine:

noun

A member of a people native to or inhabiting a region on either side of the border between ukraine and slovakia, and extending into adjacent parts of hungary and poland; = rusnak .

adjective

Of or relating to this people; = rusnak .

Meanings of Russomania:

noun

A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of russia.

Meanings of Russomaniac:

noun

A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of russia.

Meanings of Russomaniacal:

noun

A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of russia.

Meanings of Russophile:

noun

A person who is friendly towards or fond of russia, especially someone who is sympathetic to the political system and customs of the former soviet union.

Usage examples:

Darrow, a longtime russophile, lived in russia when it was still the ussr.

Meanings of Russophobe:

noun

A person who feels an intense dislike towards russia and russian things, especially the political system or customs of the former soviet union.

Usage examples:

It was the former fans of the soviets who first became russophobes and started licking the boots of…

Meanings of Russophobia:

noun

Strong dislike towards russia and russian things, especially the political system or customs of the former soviet union.

Usage examples:

This crisis has led to an increase of russophobia in europe

Meanings of Russophobism:

noun

Russophobia.

Meanings of Russophobist:

noun

Russophobe.

adjective

= russophobic .

Meanings of Russula:

noun

A widespread woodland toadstool that typically has a brightly coloured flattened cap and a white stem and gills.

Usage examples:

Most russulas are of medium size, up to 10 cm across the cap, which in young specimens is convex bu…

Meanings of Rust:

noun

A reddish- or yellowish-brown flaking coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture.

Usage examples:

Paint protects your car from rust

verb

Be affected with rust.

Usage examples:

The blades had rusted away

Meanings of Rusted:

verb

Be affected with rust.

Usage examples:

The blades had rusted away

noun

A reddish- or yellowish-brown flaking coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture.

Usage examples:

Paint protects your car from rust

Meanings of Rustic:

adjective

Relating to the countryside; rural.

Usage examples:

Sonntag occasionally populated his landscapes with a lone land hunter, usually near his rustic log …

noun

An unsophisticated country person.

Usage examples:

They paused to watch the rustics dance and carouse

Meanings of Rustical:

adjective

Of a thing: characteristic of the countryside or country life; of a type or style appropriate to the country; especially plain, simple; crude.

noun

A person who lives in the countryside (typically implying ignorance or lack of sophistication); a yokel; = "rustic".

Meanings of Rusticate:

verb

Suspend (a student) from a university as a punishment (used chiefly at oxford and cambridge).

Usage examples:

Shelley was rusticated for co-writing an atheistic pamphlet